While most people are celebrating Memorial Day weekend, some are in desperate need of blood.

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Updated: 11:10 AM CDT May 28, 2017

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WEBVTT WHILE MANY OF YOU ARE MARKINGMEMORIAL DAY THIS MORNING, MANYPEOPLE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OFA BLOOD.RANDI: AND UNFORTUNATELY, THEBLOOD SUPPLY IS REACHINGCRITICAL LEVELS RIGHT NOW.WDSU REPORTER AUBRY KILLIONSHOWS US WHY THE NEED IS SOVITAL, AND WHY DONATIONS TEND TOPLUMMET THIS TIME OF THE YEA>> IT HAS BEEN SLOW IT'S BEENSLOW.AUBREY: BRIDGET LANDRY, BLOODCENTER SUPERVISOR SAYS EVERYTHREE SECONDS SOMEONE IS IN NEEDOF BLOOD.>> THIS MEMORIAL DAY, AS PEOPLARE AWARE, WE ARE STRUGGLING TOMAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH BLOODON THE SHELF.AUBREY: SHE SAYS THE BLOCENTER NEEDS TO COLLECT 350UNITS OF BLOOD DAILY TO KEEP T40 HOSPITALS IN OUR REGIONSTOCKED UP FOR THOSE IN NEEDAND AS DONATIONS STRAP WITHPEOPLE VACATIONING LANDRY SAYS, TRAVEL-RELATED ACCIDENTS AREEXPECTED TO SPIKE BY MORE THAN10% THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEN>> THE REAL HEROES OF THAT TIMEARE THE PEOPLE WHO DONATBEFORE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED,BECAUSE THE BLOOD WAS THEREREADY TO BE USED.>> FOR ME TO FILL THEM ALL UP? I WILL FULL THEM ALL UP.AUBRY: AND SH SAYS MORE DONORS, LIKE THIS MAN WHO TOOK TIME, OUT OF HIS DAY WHILE SHOPPINAT LAKESIDE MALL IN METAIRIE -->> I FEEL LIKE I NEVER GET THEOPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS.AUBRY: ARE NEEDED.ESPECIALLY BECAUSE LANDRY SAYJUST ONE DONATION CAN SAVE UP TOTHREE LIVE>> FEELING GOOD.AUBRY: DONATING A BLOOD.IT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY THISMEMORIAL DAY TO REMIND US OFTHOSE WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY.THE BLOOD CENTER ALSO SUPPLIESTHE MILITARY WITH BIWEEKLYSHIPMENTS OF BLOOD TO THE MEAND WOMEN DEPLOYED OVERSEAS.>> IT IS SOMETHING THAT -- WECANNOT LIVE WITHOUT.AND THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS ATRANSPLANT WITHOUT BLOOD.AUBRY: AUBRY KILLION, WDSU NEWS.CHARLES: HERE IS A LOOK AT SOMEOF THE BLOOD DRIVES HAPPENING INOUR AREA THIS WEEK.TODAY DONATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN, AT LAKESIDE MALL.AND STARTING THURSDAY, DONORSCAN HEAD OVER TO CLEARVIEW MALLOR NORTH SHORE SQUARE.

Blood donations fall short Memorial Day weekend

While most people are celebrating Memorial Day weekend, some are in desperate need of blood.